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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2007, 08:29
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

BOAC Not so - I quoted a 24% decrease with 2...

BOAC Not so - I quoted a 24% decrease with 2 "Revs Operative". Since we are talking "absolute minimum LDR" we can safely assume "full reverse" ;) A 24% decrease equates to a 31.5% increase.
I did...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2007, 22:28
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

CJ... Sorry - don't 100% understand your post... ...

CJ... Sorry - don't 100% understand your post...
That was the old MEL... hardly affects LDR. However, seems an "HF issue" meant that maybe this crew, and others, were led into not even selecting...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2007, 22:20
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

BOAC... I think you are either misunderstanding...

BOAC... I think you are either misunderstanding something, or using differently based data :confused:

BA QRH A320 IAE 2 Rev Operative, Max Manual Braking, improves LDR from 50' by 5% (Dry) to 24%...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2007, 21:14
Replies: 2,761
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

CJ I'd agree with your post apart from this...

CJ I'd agree with your post apart from this bit... It has been extensively discussed above that 1 T/R U/S has little effect on LDR, especially if you ignore contaminated runways - and then they are...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2007, 20:57
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

flyer145 / Lemurian / I trust the criticisms you...

flyer145 / Lemurian / I trust the criticisms you make of deceased pilots is made from 100% knowing this call is a TAM SOP requirement :eek:

That call is NOT an SOP in BA for instance...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2007, 15:00
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Are you aware of any accident where the whole CVR...

Are you aware of any accident where the whole CVR was transcribed for Joe Public tittering? Most reports I read have made have the relevant section(s) available, even then with "non-pertinent" parts...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2007, 12:38
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

bomarc All pilots are trained to retard all TLs...

bomarc All pilots are trained to retard all TLs on landing. It's rather a "given"... The Airbus goes one further with the "Retard" call due to it's non-moving TLs...

They had to say it again...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2007, 12:30
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Dani... Agreed... whilst the "theory" route I...

Dani... Agreed... whilst the "theory" route I am sure will be examind by the pros, let's leave it to them. It is surely only a small probability?
I am not sure we should discuss this in too much...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2007, 14:34
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

bomarc This shows you know nothing about...

bomarc This shows you know nothing about aviation, and accident investigation in particular.

Almost all accidents have a number of contributory cause. People / things are "rarely solely to...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2007, 10:43
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Works both ways.... if the B757 had auto...

Works both ways.... if the B757 had auto retraction on the spoilers a la Airbus, then Cali might not have happened :{

Edit: "shameful" is a strong phrase :confused: The designers and...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2007, 19:56
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

;)Armchair IMHO that is reporamming too far -...

;)Armchair IMHO that is reporamming too far - into a "permanent state" and/or trying to guess the future decision making potential of the crew.

Read my post again, I did not say I would never GA...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2007, 17:22
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

You do not "go around" again once T/Rs selected. ...

You do not "go around" again once T/Rs selected. Endex. It is a rule / SOP / whatever. This is a multicrew environment - how do you expect to carry out something so totally against SOPs with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2007, 14:14
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

robdean... I have commented above that this is...

robdean... I have commented above that this is going to be "trick cyclists" investigation ;)

Your analysis is probably along the right lines IMHO... and deeper than most of us aeroplane types can...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2007, 07:53
Replies: 2,761
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Interesting link... There are some technical /...

Interesting link...
There are some technical / minor errors in what he says IMHO, but the broad thrust is about right... He is concentrating on a strange HF factor, pretty unpredictable but now...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2007, 05:52
Replies: 2,761
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

bubbers Have you even bothered to read the thread...

bubbers Have you even bothered to read the thread :{

Airbus have, seemingly, already taken action in that the MEL was amended at some point recently. Whether or not the TAM amendment was in time...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2007, 11:32
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Another marvellous idea! Ban BAE-146s etc. -...

Another marvellous idea! Ban BAE-146s etc. - nice short field aircraft, but banned since they don't have T/R :ugh:

T/R Inop is an MEL/Performance issue... and as been pointed out here (and I had...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 14:43
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Wild guess, is a reduced power takeoff is in the...

Wild guess, is a reduced power takeoff is in the high 1.2s... so 1.2 is quite a lot...

You set 1.05 on IAEs (cf 50% N1 on CFMs) to "stabilise" engines at start of takeoff roll...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 13:22
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Sometimes couldn't make them in an A340 on 4...

Sometimes couldn't make them in an A340 on 4 Engines at a low cool airport :{
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 12:26
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

All BA's Airbuses are 2 hour, except the...

All BA's Airbuses are 2 hour, except the "Classics" ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 10:50
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tcss/tsb/air/1999-recs/A98H000...

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tcss/tsb/air/1999-recs/A98H0003D/EN/SWISSAIR_E2.htm

Sounds like they listened to you :)
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 09:54
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Armchair Take one look at theis airfield and say...

Armchair Take one look at theis airfield and say where on earth you are going to fit in all the extra runway :ugh: Even if you give up extending the runway, but still want the EMAS, are the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2007, 09:44
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I have often flown with 1 TR U/S. Under the...

I have often flown with 1 TR U/S. Under the previous MEL, where it was advised not to select Idle Rev on the Inop Rev, I reckon I only remembered 50% of the time :{

If you find that disturbing,...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2007, 09:37
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Requires both TLs => Idle to disconnect...

Requires both TLs => Idle to disconnect AFAIK...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2007, 08:40
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Posting those graphs really was goiong to bring...

Posting those graphs really was goiong to bring out 1000s of Amateur accident investigators (of which I would be one if I decided to read too much into them... )

Eng 2 appears to increase power as...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2007, 11:57
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I might agree with the first part of your...

I might agree with the first part of your statement. The second is just pure guesswork, assumption and from what I have read from offical sources, just downright incorrect :ugh:

How on earth have...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2007, 08:33
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

PJ2... our QAR system assesses out touchdown...

PJ2... our QAR system assesses out touchdown point etc. by G/S information.. which will be pretty accurate when then combined with some fo the stuff you mention....
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2007, 23:32
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Dry - yes. Wet - no - IMHO ;) i.e. in the Wet,...

Dry - yes. Wet - no - IMHO ;) i.e. in the Wet, Reversers are assumed to some extent, and why "1 Rev U/S" MEL requires no Perf corrections in the Dry, but does in the Wet...

But you miss my main...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2007, 23:08
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

TB - disagree - sorry :eek: You need to...

TB - disagree - sorry :eek:

You need to select Max Rev straight away for best performance. From selection of Rev to getting "Rev Green" (via Rev Amber) takes some 3s? 5s? Whereas the Gnd...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2007, 23:03
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

With the TLs at "CLB", and the ATHR suddenly...

With the TLs at "CLB", and the ATHR suddenly being deselected / deactivated / switched off, 2 possible results:
1. Thrust on that Engine => Climb Power. Ask any Airbus pilot who just manually...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2007, 22:57
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I think we must be careful not to overcomplicate...

I think we must be careful not to overcomplicate things :ooh:

We all know a "go around" is possible until at / prior a normal touchdown / approach. The performance has been checked, the procedure...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2007, 21:48
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

On the 757s I flew, if the engine failed, the TL...

On the 757s I flew, if the engine failed, the TL did not retard itself, so mine must have been different to yours :D
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2007, 19:55
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

This question is irrelevant since all it does is...

This question is irrelevant since all it does is seek to blame :{

The contributing causes to the accident maybe a combination of these factors, and/or various others. That is, of course, up to...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2007, 18:42
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Hetfield <<This is a very important information....

Hetfield <<This is a very important information.
@all other 320 skippers
What does you MEL say?>> Are you implying I should "know" my MEL :( IMHO I need not... It is not "that important...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2007, 14:25
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

It has been discussed. However, it seems a...

It has been discussed. However, it seems a recent amendment in light of incidents / accidents similar to what is being discussed here. Furthermore, different airlines / nations may feed through MEL...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2007, 09:49
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,025
Posted By NigelOnDraft

MTOW I think you are over generalising to say the...

MTOW I think you are over generalising to say the "procedure" was changed. Different operators, national authorities etc. will all have different policies on amending documents, or MEL practices.
...
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